Plueger John L 4

What Happened
John L. Plueger, CEO and President of Air Lease Corporation (AL), had 1,819 shares issued to him on February 12, 2026 upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs). On the same date, 700 shares were surrendered/disposed to satisfy an exercise price or tax withholding obligation, at $64.66 per share, totaling $45,262. The RSU issuance is reported at $0 acquisition price because it was a vesting event.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: February 12, 2026 (vesting and withholding). Filing date: February 17, 2026 (timely; Presidents’ Day on Feb 16 shifted the two-business-day deadline to Feb 17).
• Award: 1,819 shares issued upon vesting (Transaction code A). Reported acquisition price: $0.
• Withholding/tax: 700 shares disposed to cover exercise price/tax liability (Transaction code F) at $64.66/share — proceeds/value $45,262.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares issued upon vesting of 2023 performance-based RSUs under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. F2 — some shares referenced in the report are owned by one of Plueger’s sons; Plueger disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.

Context
This was principally a vesting event (award of RSUs) with a routine tax/withholding disposition — not an open-market purchase or an indicative buy. Tax-withholding share surrenders are common when RSUs vest and do not necessarily indicate a change in insider sentiment. The Form 4 was filed within the required two business days (timely, accounting for the Presidents’ Day holiday).